Absentminded Eating and Absentminded Spending | I've Paid For This Twice Already... http://www.paidtwice.com/2008/06/24/absentminded-eating-and-absentminded-spending/#comment-33343 marci Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:58:49 +0000 http://www.paidtwice.com/2008/06/24/absentminded-eating-and-absentminded-spending/#comment-33343 I think some of us are just born tightwads...at least, I feel lucky that I was :) I remember my parents drilling it in that you saved up til you had the cash to pay for something - no credit card purchases (unless paid right off). That has stuck with me. The one thing that sticks in my mind, a turning point in my thinking maybe, but not the spending, was reading "Your Money or Your Life".... When I am thinking about buying something, I say "This will cost me half a day's pay....or an hour's pay...or a week's pay". ..etc...."Is it worth this portion of my life spent?" and as I don't make a whole lot per hour, and only work 4 days a week (by choice), thinking in terms of how much of my limited work hours the purchase will use up, has really changed my attitude about the Reasons I don't buy much. I think some of us are just born tightwads…at least, I feel lucky that I was :)

I remember my parents drilling it in that you saved up til you had the cash to pay for something - no credit card purchases (unless paid right off). That has stuck with me.

The one thing that sticks in my mind, a turning point in my thinking maybe, but not the spending, was reading “Your Money or Your Life”…. When I am thinking about buying something, I say “This will cost me half a day’s pay….or an hour’s pay…or a week’s pay”. ..etc….”Is it worth this portion of my life spent?” and as I don’t make a whole lot per hour, and only work 4 days a week (by choice), thinking in terms of how much of my limited work hours the purchase will use up, has really changed my attitude about the Reasons I don’t buy much.

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